Closed memorial in OFA shutdown ad

Organizing for Action, the nonprofit advocacy group that grew out of President Barack Obama’s campaign, is out with a new ad attacking Republicans over the government shutdown that includes footage of closed monuments on the national mall.

The ad, titled “Irresponsible,” will run for a week on national cable channels including MSNBC and CNN, an OFA spokeswoman said.

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Vets storm WWII Memorial

In the 30-second spot, the words “irresponsible”, “reckless” and “destructive” appear onscreen spliced with clips of Republicans including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) talking about the shutdown, with Bachmann saying how happy Republicans are.

As the narrator says the shutdown and a potential debt default will hurt families, seniors and children, video rolls of a closed monument on the mall and a World War II veteran trying to visit the war’s memorial.

The veterans at the monument last week became a symbol of the shutdown, with politicians from both sides of the fight showing up to help them past barricades and to blame the other side for the damage done.

The ad closes with a picture of House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor with the narrator urging, “Tell them to stand up to the tea party: Enough already.”

It sends viewers to a website where they can sign up with an email address and zip code to “add your name.”